Going to share some scenic pics of where I live. I think when you’re closer to this than endless views of concrete, you get a lot different perspective on life. Whether mankind makes it or not, this beauty will continue on with or without us. It’s just great that at this point in time, something appreciates it. This is bigger than us, and it’s more inspiring than anything we’ll ever make.

To be clear, this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences. To the contrary, those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctions. But that is not what we are deciding now.

As a result, although the Department of Justice makes final decisions on matters like this, we are expressing to Justice our view that no charges are appropriate in this case.

Let me see if I can help.

Intent?

She tells you the intent. Her argument, “convenience”. She didn’t want to have a separate phone. That’s who wants to be President of the United States of America. Someone who doesn’t want to be bothered with carrying a separate phone and is more than willing to disregard federal law in order to do it.

Some would argue that a lawyer, having got her break prosecuting Richard M. Nixon:

Would have a greater appreciation for obstructing federal law regarding personal communications.

Or, one could assume she’s not that stupid, as I do. And, recognized that is she used a single device for communications, and it was on a federal server, ALL of her communications would have been subject to Freedom of Information Act laws. However, if they were on her own private server, they in theory, would not. I don’t think she was the least bit concerned with her communications regarding her official business being accessed. But, her private emails might have presented a real problem.

In 2011, the State Department cleared an enormous arms deal: Led by Boeing, a consortium of American defense contractors would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns over the kingdom’s troublesome human rights record. In the years before Hillary Clinton became secretary of state, Saudi Arabia had contributed $10 million to the Clinton Foundation, and just two months before the jet deal was finalized, Boeing donated $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation, according to an International Business Timesinvestigation released Tuesday.

That’s the kind of stuff Hillary definitely would not want subjected to FoIA if she was peddling influence in her official capacity for her own personal gain.

Memes are the lowest common denominator on the internet. Seriously. If you’ve got something really stupid to say, take a pic, stick the stupid on it, and it immediately spreads all over the internet by people who won’t put any more effort to check the stupid than clicking on the share button. Seriously. I hate memes. If you have something to say, say it. Own it. Let people all over the world share your wisdom by quoting you. Memes are almost always anonymous. They want it to be that way. Because, if they weren’t, we’d all know who to blame for that particular stupid thing. I’m going to have a thread on here featuring stupid memes. I might actually put a good one or two on here occasionally just to throw people off. But, there’s not too many of those. So. Here goes, Stupid Meme #1. It keeps circulating. Since I know exactly what it is, and I know lots of veterans, and I know lots of people who think they are supporting veterans.

But, this meme is not about veterans. Those are actors. Very, very, popular actors. That’s Robert Downey Jr, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black, among others. It’s not like the people spreading this meme had no chance to have a clue. Robert is Iron Man for crying out loud. This, is a still from Tropic Thunder. It’s a movie about making a movie. It’s not a tribute to soldiers, does not feature real soldiers, and was never meant to make anything look good. It’s a movie that offends every sensibility a normal person has. And, it’s one of my top ten all-time favorite movies ever made. If you’re going to tribute Vietnam veterans, get a picture of real Vietnam veterans. There’s plenty out there and God knows they deserve it. Otherwise:

Some guy on Facebook immediately after the Pulse Shooting, posted a statistic claiming to be the Top 25 mass shootings in US history. Some would argue some historical events would merit consideration to trump what’s happening lately. But, he’s making a point. His point is that assault rifles were banned from 1994-2004. Ergo, the explosion in mass shootings. Nevermind the fact that what happened this weekend would not have been prevented by the assault rifles’ ban because the AR-15 is not an assault rifle.

But, that led to another point that I think is kind of telling. Here’s his chart:

I modified it just a little to hi-lite the obvious:

Event

Year

President

Casualties

Injruies

Pulse Nightclub

2016

Obama

49

53

Virginia Tech

2007

GW Bush

33

23

Newtown

2012

Obama

28

2

Lutty’s Massacre

1991

GHW Bush

24

20

San Ysidro

1984

Reagan

22

19

Columbine High School

1999

Clinton

15

24

US Postal Service

1986

Reagan

15

6

San Bernadino

2015

Obama

14

21

Binghamton

2009

Obama

14

4

Fort Hood

2009

Obama

13

30

Aurora Theater

2012

Obama

12

68

Washington Navy Yard

2013

Obama

12

8

Red Lake

2005

GW Bush

10

5

GMAC

1990

GHW Bush

10

4

Atlanta Day Trading

1999

Clinton

9

13

Standard Gravure

1989

GHW Bush

9

12

Umpqua Comm

2015

Obama

9

9

101 California Street

1993

Clinton

9

6

Westroads Mall

2007

GW Bush

9

4

Charleston Church

2015

Obama

9

1

Wedgwood Baptist

1999

Clinton

8

7

Carthage Nursing Home

2009

Obama

8

3

Wielding shop

1982

Reagan

8

3

Seal Beach

2011

Obama

8

1

I can make this even simpler:

President Dead and wounded

Obama

176

GW Bush

52

Reagan

45

GHW Bush

43

Clinton

41

According to this guy, nearly 50% of all of the murders and injuries caused during mass shootings occurred under Obama’s watch. So far, he’s tripled the total of his closest rival.

But, this guy, and a lot like him, are blaming it on the gun.

Maybe, just maybe, a big part of the problem is the fact that when this started happening, Obama intentionally looked the other way when they started yelling “allah akbar”? The Boston Marathon attack wasn’t guns of any sort. The World Trade Towers weren’t guns of any sort. When a person’s sole intent is to harm as many innocent and unsuspecting people as possible, guns are not necessary. A little more convenient maybe, but not necessary. You can add all the mass shooting deaths in the last 20 years in the US and they won’t even come close to the total killed by airplanes. Again, it’s not the tool, it’s the intent. Until Obama, or the next President, addresses the intent, this will continue.

Hillary Clinton thinks that people on the terror watch list should not be allowed to have guns. Newsflash for Hillary and her supporters, terrorists don’t obey laws. They use those laws to enhance their kills. They attack gun-free zones intentionally. Less resistance, more bodies. So, her plan is stupid. It can be modified slightly and could serve a use tho. Very simply, if you’re on the terrorist list, and you’re too dangerous to fly, you get sent back to where you came from. If you’re a natural born US citizen, and have colluded with ISIS or other enemies of the state, you’ve committed treason and should be in prison.

There, problem solved. That would have prevented San Bernadino, Fort Hood, Orlando, and The World Trade Towers.

We’ve all heard it. People waving Mexican flags and stomping on US flags are claiming it. Black Lives Matter supporters starting fights at Trump rallies are claiming it. A political action group even “studied” it in detail:

They all cite this like it’s in a vacuum that hasn’t existed since, drum roll please, Hitler. However, we really don’t have to go back that far to find the last time a sitting US President called for a ban on immigrants from the Middle East:

That’s right, the peanut farmer banned all immigrants from Iran based on the actions of terrorists. Every single one of them would have been Muslims.

In all the interviews of 1980-1981, Hillary Rodham never called Jimmy Carter a fascist.